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Heineken sticks to beer promotional girls (26 November 2018) Heineken keeps using promotional girls, who seduce customers in bars and streets to drink more beer. Heineken CEO Jean-François van Boxmeer said this in an interview in Het Financieele Dagblad. More >>

National Prevention Agreement launched today (23 November 2018) Today at The Hague, the National Prevention Agreement has been presented. The document consists of a package of projects and measures on reducing smoking, overweight and problematic alcohol use. State Secretary Paul Blokhuis of Health, Welfare and Sport has sent it - on behalf of the cabinet - to Dutch Parliament. More >>

Coalition parties criticize plans for smoking, drinking and obesity (1 November 2018) Three of the four coalition parties do not fully support state secretary Paul Blokhuis’ plans to clamp down on smoking, obesity and alcohol abuse, sources have told broadcaster RTL Nieuws. He is going too fast. Only Blokhuis' own party, the Protestant party ChristenUnie, fully supports him. More >>

Sharp increase in amount of alcohol consumed by Dutch men (25 September 2018) A decreasing number of Dutch consume alcohol, but those who do are drinking more and more, according to figures from the World Health Organization. According to the Dutch Institute for Alcohol Policy STAP, the increase in alcohol consumption is especially significant among Dutch men. More >>